Press releases
Government proposes to raise exempt amount of unemployment benefit and amend temporarily the conditions for relocation allowance
Press release
20.5.2020 13.32
Merja Heikkonen: Preparing a national action plan for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities amid COVID-19 crisis
Column
20.5.2020 13.07
Pasi Moisio: Parliamentary members of the Social Security Committee share views on social security problems
Column
20.5.2020 9.43
Groundwork for National Child Strategy ready - founded on information on children’s rights
Press release
20.5.2020 9.27
Elderly people should avoid exposure to coronavirus – attention should be paid to wellbeing and functional capacity
Press release
19.5.2020 16.48
Temporary amendment to the Communicable Diseases Act would allow restaurants, cafes and bars to be opened as of 1 June while restricting their operations
Press release
19.5.2020 13.04
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has updated instructions on prevention of coronavirus infections in units providing 24-hour care and treatment
Press release
15.5.2020 17.49
Guidelines on prevention of coronavirus infections must be followed at public events
Press release
15.5.2020 16.56
Assessment of the coronavirus situation published
Press release
15.5.2020 15.52
Summary of comments: mobile application would help tracing transmission chains
Press release
14.5.2020 10.48
Ministers and Government network for cooperation on LGBTI issues highlight the importance of equality and non-discrimination on IDAHOT Day
Press release
14.5.2020 9.30
Validity of decisions under the Emergency Powers Act are extended to ensure the availability of medicinal products
Press release
13.5.2020 18.43
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health orders to wear masks in social welfare services
Press release
13.5.2020 15.45
Finland to receive batch of surgical masks purchased by European Commission
News item
13.5.2020 13.49
COVID-19 epidemic monitored by a range of indicators
Press release
13.5.2020 10.06
Municipalities have the right to deviate from the time limits for initiating an assessment of the need for non-urgent care
Press release
12.5.2020 12.03
Letter from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to the regional state administrative agencies: guidelines on hygiene and physical distancing to be followed at the premises of educational institutions
Press release
12.5.2020 8.01
Johanna Laisaari: Children’s rights must also be protected under emergency conditions
Column
11.5.2020 11.08
Preventing the spread of coronavirus of utmost importance
Press release
8.5.2020 18.14